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2012 

Victory Lakes Townhouse Report:  December 2011 The temperature this winter in Victory Lakes is going up and down like a yo-yo.  One day it's below freezing and your grass crunches when you walk on it.  The next day you don't need a coat because it's in the low 60's.  As long as we have little to ...
01/18/2012
If You Really Want to Sell, Declutter Your Home Go to a baby shower and don't say the word baby.  Seriously.  It's a game that women play at baby showers where everyone is handed a clothes pin to wear that can be taken from you if you utter the word baby. I had quite the collection going Friday a...
01/14/2012
The Prince William County Police Now Have a Way to Report Non-Emergency Issues Online Prince William County, VA has an outstanding police force.  And they have just rolled out a new way to report non-emergency issues online at www.pwcgove.org/police.  I've always called the non-emergency dispatch...
01/13/2012
Victory Lakes Single Family Home Report:  December 2011 Hope everyone in Victory Lakes enjoyed their holiday season.  It's hard to believe a New Year has begun, but with December behind us we can take a look back at the last month of 2011 and see what happened in the Victory Lakes single family h...
01/12/2012
The Mortgage Debt Forgiveness Act Expires at the End of 2012 For those considering a Short Sale, you need to be aware that delaying getting your home on the market could result in some serious tax ramifications. At the end of 2012, The Mortgage Debt Forgiveness Act will expire.  This legislation,...
01/12/2012
What Do You Do When a Short Sale Bank Contradicts Themselves? The answer?  Point it out, of course! Northern Virginia Short Sale Agents know the value of keeping records of every phone conversation, email and letter that comes from a Short Sale Bank.  It is surprising how many different versions ...
01/11/2012
Grand Exaggerations and Misleading Statements of Real Estate Agents Seems like nothing brings out the half truths, misleading statements and blatant lies like the topic of production when it comes to real estate agents.  Pick up your own local paper and maybe you'll see an ad like I saw in one of...
01/10/2012
Braemar Townhouse Report:  November-December 2011 It was another snowy day in Braemar today.  And this is the kind of snow I like, just enough to make the ground white and not cause complete chaos with school closings and bad road conditions.  Won't even need to shovel.  If the rest of our winter...
01/09/2012
Bank of America Cooperative Short Sales Aren't So Cooperative This isn't a news flash to any Short Sale Agent who's been dealing with Bank of America Cooperative Short Sale, but Bank of America Cooperative Short Sales are anything BUT cooperative. The concept behind the Bank of America Cooperativ...
01/08/2012
Distressed Homes, Distressed Home Owners and Distressed Cats Started out to be a great Sunday.  I was meeting new Buyers and showing them a Short Sale.  Oh what a depressing property.  A distressed horse farm is sad.  Imagine a horse standing in its own poop, confined to an area about 800 square ...
01/08/2012
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